More spies and spycatchers cited for rash of arrests
Washington experts cite more spies and increased enforcement as the cause of a surge in arrests. The FBI has boosted manpower over three years to fight suspected spies, with four arrests in five days signaling intensified counter intelligence.
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Chinese spy Chin promoted within PRC intelligence service
A federal grand jury charged Larry Wu-Tai Chin with conspiring to turn over U S national defense documents to the Chinese government. In 1981 he allegedly met agents in Hong Kong and Macao including a Chinese vice minister. A bail hearing was set in Alexandria Virginia, with another for Jonathan Pollard on espionage charges.
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